Fast Facts about Firsts for Women in
Government.

Anne Legendre Armstrong

Anne Legendre Armstrong—(1927-2008)—She was elected Co-Chairman of the Republican National
Committee in 1971. She was the first woman to deliver a keynote address at the
Republican National Convention in 1972. She served on the president's Domestic
Council, the Council on Wage and Price Stability, and the Commission on the
Organization of Government for the Conduct of Foreign Policy. In 1976 President
Ford appointed her U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. (Featured on the AFGW
special collections website)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Armstrong